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- [grey]
- /greɪ/
- /ɡreɪ/
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- [grey]
- /greɪ/
Definitions of graying word
- adjective graying of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue. 1
- adjective graying dark, dismal, or gloomy: gray skies. 1
- adjective graying dull, dreary, or monotonous. 1
- adjective graying having gray hair; gray-headed. 1
- adjective graying pertaining to old age; mature. 1
- adjective graying Informal. pertaining to, involving, or composed of older persons: gray households. 1
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Origin of graying
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English grǣg; cognate with German grau
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Parts of speech for Graying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
graying popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for graying
adj graying
- frosty — characterized by or producing frost; freezing; very cold: frosty weather.
- salt and pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- silvery — resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color: the silvery moon.
- white-haired — having hair that is white.
- whitish — somewhat white; tending to white.
verb graying
- dim — DIM statement
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
Antonyms for graying
verb graying
- whiten — Make or become white.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
Top questions with graying
- what causes graying hair?
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